Windproof ash tray



Nov. 13, 1951 CADRMN 2,574,813

WINDPROOF ASH TRAY Filed Dec. 20, 1948 IN V EN TOR.

ATTOR/Vf Patented Nov. 13, 1 951 UNITED STATES Y PATENT OFFICE I2,574,813 I V WINDPROOF ASH TRAY Joseph A. Cadrain, New Britain, Conn.

Application December 20, 1948, Serial No. 66,320

This invention relates to ash trays, and more particularly to an ashtray having a grating for removing the burning end portions of cigarsand cigarettes.

One object of this invention is to provide a device of the above naturein which the burning end portions and ashes will drop into a centralcompartment, wherein they will be segregated from cigar and cigarettebutts or other combustible material deposited in an outer compartment.

Another object is to provide a device of the above nature which isprovided on the top with cigarette rests in open communication with theouter compartment.

Another object is to provide a device of the above nature in which bothof the compartments will be shielded so as to prevent ashes from beingblown therefrom by drafts of air.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which willbe simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use andmanipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very efiicient anddurable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing two forms in which the invention may beconveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a front view of one form of the improved ash tray.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10indicates a circular receptacle comprising a bowl I l and a cover l2which are releasably secured together by any suitable means such as pinand slot connections I3. The bowl I I has an exterior circular bottomgroove [4 in which a series of feet l5 are secured by means of screwsIt.

The interior of the receptacle i0 is divided into a central compartmentI1 and an outer annular compartment l8 by means of a tapered verticalsleeve l9 which engages the bottom of the bowl I l and which is providedwith a flared upper exterior end portion 20, said sleeve being securedin a central aperture in the cover I 2.

The tapered sleeve [9 is provided at the bottom of the flared portion 20with an interior shoulder 2i upon which is secured a horizontal grating22 having circular apertures 23 which are substantially smaller than thediameter of a cigarette.

1 Claim. (01. 131-4542) Thus, when the lighted end of a cigarette isrubbed across the surface of the grating 22, the resulting abrasion willremove the burning embers and ashes, and permit them to drop through theapertures 23 into the central compartment ll, while the remaining buttwill be prevented from entering said compartment.

The cover i2 is also provided with a plurality of horizontal concavecigarette rests 24 which extend inwardly at an angle from the peripheryof the cover 12, and are approximately tangent to the exterior of thetapered sleeve [9. The cigarette rests 24 may be formed by strikingportions of the cover I2 inwardly and are provided with openings 25 intothe outer annular compartment [8 at the inner ends of said rests.

Operation In operation, the smoker may lay his lighted cigar orcigarette upon any of the rests 24 whenever desired, the lighted endpreferably being disposed inwardly of one of the openings 25, so thatany ashes dropping therefrom will fall into the outer compartment [8.

When the user wishes to extinguish his cigar or cigarette he may removethe burning end merely by rubbing the cigar or cigarette across thegrating 22 so that the burning embers will fall into the centralcompartment ll. The remainder of the cigarette may then be dropped intothe outer compartment l8 through one of the openings 25, so that itcannot become reignited from the embers in the compartment ll.

Whenever necessary, the cover may easily be twisted upon and lifted fromthe bowl II to permit emptying of the receptacle l0.

While there have been disclosed in this specification a form in whichthe invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form isshown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention isnot to be limited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified andembodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. Inshort, the invention includes all the modifications and embodimentscoming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

An ash tray comprising a receptacle having a circular upwardly concavebottom, a cover therefor, said cover having a circular central opening,a substantially conical tube extending downwardly through said openingand having an edge contacting said bottom and being closed thereformedby depressing portions of said cover to form said recesses, wherebycigar and cigarette butts may be received in the bottom of the ash traybetween said conical tube and the outer wall of said bottpn W JOSEPH A.CADRALEN.

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